PLANS have been announced for the Zero Degrees Festival which will celebrate Louth's culture and community in the summer.
Spearheaded by the Louth Town Partnership, Zero Degrees will take place between June 21 and July 14, and will kick-off with Party In The Pews, in St James' Church, on June 21 and will end on July 14 with the Louth Food Festival.
The Louth Music Festival, Louth Run For Life, Male Voice Choir, Louth Visual Arts Trail, Spout Yard Park, Allegro Appassionato, Louth Folk Club, Louth Jazz Club, Riverhead Theatre and Louth Choral Society are involved.
Festival chairman Alan Mumby said: "Zero Degrees is an umbrella brand name for all events taking place in the town over the three weeks.
"We know Louth really punches above its weight with cultural and sporting events and it is time we started really shouting about it.
"There is already great enthusiasm from everyone involved and we want to build on that.
"We want to create a real buzz in the town during those three weeks, and we'll do that with more street entertainment, banners, festival venue signs and lots more.
"We want to attract as many visitors and residents to the town centre as we can and that's got to be good news for the town's economy."
The Zero Degrees Festival organisers are keen to encourage people to run their own events during the festival period and to get in touch if they already have something planned.
They are also looking for talented local youngsters to take part in Louth's Got Yalent (The L factor), which will be part of the Party In The Pews event.
To have your event included in the brochure, and for all other enquiries, contact Samantha Phillips, town partnership co-ordinator, on 07917 628149 or e-mail samantha.phillips@e-lindsey.gov.uk by March 29.